Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-23
saNeTErrING DEMOCRATS.
Speeches ar xAe Ann uat Dinner Of
uhe BreakayR n. W ~. C..


NEw 1oRk, February -Ths an
n1al dinner of the YOung Mems Demo-
cratic Cab CT Brookiyn vas gwen to-
night in that city. partly in honor Of
Gorernpr HILL Senator Colquitt, OF
Gsorgia, and General John G. Black, OF
Illinois, were among the guests Let
ters OF regret wsre read from President
Cleveland. Secretary Bayard, ex-Ssere-
taTy Manning. Senator Thurman. Attor-
ney-General Garland, PostmAster-Geu-
eral Nslas and Secretary WhItaey. In
the course OF the ore ing re-
marks President Frederick. z Lee,
on the club. said The Dsno-
CRATIC party has been strengthened
by contained successes. President
ClsVelAnd's administration and the en-
fereemenf Of the Civil Serxiee meet with
onr hear1iest approval We approve
the policy Of the administration in
stsa61sstly opposing rupture with CUR
Canadian nelghb0rs. The recent coar-
ag-ols veto by the Presicent OF the De
pendent Pension bil receives our heart
lest comnendats0n- G9vsrner Hill VAS
received with isud, long and eontinped
acelanA1ioas when he rose to respond to
the toast The National Democracy. {"
The speaker paid a glowing tribats to
Thomas J Jefsrson, whom he eharaeierizsd
as the fo1nder CT the Democrats PARTY,
u hose history and principles the speaker
described He said those principles
guided .hs party IN its earlisr days, to
which Was afterwards added the
now fully accepted Monroe doctrine.
Lat=r s1lll, unde- Jacksoa's aiministra-
nan- the admirable System OF a depend-
rD1 Treasury Was adopted ana ever since
maintained. Subsequently, the party
demands included the support of honest
currency IN opposition to all sumpt1ary
laws, the reduction OF war taxes In time
OF peace. economy IN puhlie expendi-
furss and liberal pensions fer deserving
soldiers The speaker declared thar
the Democracy was wrongfuly chiseled
cut OF United States Senators In New
York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. by
Republican election machinery, and the
control on the next United States Senate
maintained by two votes Nevada,
which he said VAS decreasing IN Popula-
ton had only eS00 inhabitants-less
than either of the nineteen New York
counties. BE declared that reform was
necessary to prevent majerlties from
misconduct The history OF the Demo
cratic party, ne said was that CT the
country ITSELF. Its every page was eI-
blaz7ned by the achievements Of Denc-
cratic statesmen and Of Denocratie SOL
die-s- Every important acquisi-
tion Of territory to the United
States had been made by Demo
cratic administrations, and comprised
over S,0oO, 600 square miles Every
struggle against foreign foes had been
Instituted by Democratic statesmen de
concluded by saying that 1t must be
owned that Cevelandis administration
has given the country the benefit Of
honesty and econ0my- HIS integrity
and sincerity have never been quss-
toned, the laws have been faithfuiiy ex-
ecatea. the revenues collected with dill
gsnce. the expenses OF the government
redlced. and foreign affairs condRcted
with conservative dignity. In fact
Grover Cleveland's administration
has fulfilled every promise He
then earnestly, positively and finally
appealed to those whose personal ambi-
nen 10 lead at times tempted them TO
hreAk Democratic harmony, to desist
frum in.erDecine lends, 10 obliteTste all
factions- 10 WELD its tremendous powers
fnr the psrpetnatiOn of Democratic aa-
minfstrA1on, TO declare that there Is b1t
one Democratic creed and to call Gpan
all Democrats everywhere to stand by
that party